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1) Philadelphia
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Two competing lawyer join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.
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Monograph arguing against the practice of 'reverse discrimination' with regard to equal opportunities for minority groups in the USA - maintains that affirmative action programmes entailing sex discrimination, religious discrimination or racial discrimination, etc. Serve to contribute to the problem of inequality rather than to its alleviation, and includes definitions of the different kinds of discrimination. Bibliography pp. 150 to 168.
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Monograph comprising a comparison of employment discrimination in the USA and Canada - comments on labour legislation, regulations and jurisprudence prohibiting sex discrimination and racial discrimination, discusses the theoretical background, examines trade union attitudes and management attitudes to unequal opportunity, etc., and includes a literature survey. References and statistical tables.
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Poverty is increasing throughout the world. Increasing numbers of the world's poor are women. For the 19902, when (according to the International Labor Organization in Geneva) 90% of the unpaid labor of the world is done by women, Hilda Scott produces startling evidence to show that the position of women is deteriorating and will continue to do so. She looks at the facts on job segregation, pay and conditions, and assesses the effects of technology,...
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"Women's rights issues have been a part of the political and social fabric of the United States since the Declaration of Independence. In fact, women's rights activists have often wielded principles enunciated in the Declaration as they struggled to secure equality. This reference source examines 15 controversial issues concerning women's rights in the United States. A historical overview introduces each issue, followed by the presentation of primary...
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While much social science research has centered on the problems facing black male workers, Latinas and African American Women at Work offers a comprehensive investigation into the eroding progress of these women in the U.S. labor market. The prominent sociologists and economists featured in this volume document how race and gender intersect to disadvantage black and Latina women.
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Analysis of the social implications and political aspects of ' reverse' racial discrimination against majority group americans in the USA in the form of compensatory human resources development programmes giving preferential treatment to the Black minority group - describes the activities of militant social movements such as the black panthers and negro student groups in the universitys and covers interethnic relations, negro leadership, etc.
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Study of historical aspects of the structure, activities and objectives of the ku klux klan, a national levelly organised interest group in the USA - covers discrimination in respect of Jews, Blacks, immigrants and other minority groups, factors of religion, political leadership, political aspects, social movements, etc. Annotated bibliography pp. 257 to 269.
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Monograph comprising a biographical account of the life of a. Philip randolph and his leadership of the civil rights social movement against racial discrimination and of the Black labour movement in the USA - covers his early life, his fight against racial segregation, etc. Bibliography pp. 165 to 167 and illustrations. Biography randolph a.p.
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Report on discrimination against the Spanish surnamed minority group (incl. Mexican-americans) in the South Western USA in respect of employment opportunities - includes statistical tables on employment patterns and covers trade union attitudes, population trends, education, housing, incomes, etc. Diagrams and statistical tables.
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Overview: In the highly-anticipated second edition of Changing Contours of Work: Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy, authors Sweet and Meiksins once again provide a rich analysis of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Through engaging vignettes and rich data, this text frames the development of jobs and employment opportunities in an international comparative perspective, revealing the historical transformations...
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History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
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By looking at the barriers holding women back and the social forces constraining them, Women don't ask shows women how to reframe their interactions and more accurately evaluate their opportunities. It teaches them how to ask for what they want in ways that feel comfortable and possible, taking into account the impact of asking on their relationships. And it teaches all of us how to recognize the ways in which our institutions, child-rearing practices,...
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While great strides have been made in documenting the historical experiences and actions of middle-class white women in United States, scholarship on racial ethnic women has begun to appear only in recent years as women of color and other scholars have broadened the base of inquiry in women's history. Without a window into the lives of racial ethnic women our understanding of the meanings and dynamics of various forms of social inequality will be...
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Collection of writings on the effects (economic implications) of racial discrimination on Black poverty in the USA - covers racial inequality of employment opportunity, rural migration to urban area slum neighbourhoods, housing discrimination, public opinion concerning the social integration of negroes, government policy, etc. Bibliography pp. 184 to 186 and statistical tables.
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